Appleby

Appleby, the county town of Westmoreland, on the Eden, 13 miles SE. of Penrith. There is a castle, first mentioned in 1088, the keep of which, called Cæsar's Tower, is still in tolerable condition. Appleby was disfranchised by the Reform Bill of 1832, but it received a new municipal charter in 1885. Its trade depends on the agricultural district around, and it is a holiday resort. Pop. 1776.